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washington as barack obama. to shut down the. i think it's such a sham that we hear the president say that guantanamo should be closed he is the most powerful man in the entire world why can't he close guantanamo will he can the question really is why doesn't he call close guantanamo he is lacking the moral courage he is lacking the political will he blames congress but really he has the power to release those prisoners who have already been cleared for release demand a speedy and fair trial for the other ones and bring them into the united states and close down the shameful prison the prison of guantanamo the force feeding seems to be a situation that is analogous to torture and this has been said by the american medical association and human rights experts they say that the way in which this is being done is so painful to the prisoners and those prisoners who have had a chance to get messages out to their lawyers have described the terrible situation that they are in being strapped down for several hours having these tubes stuf
washington as barack obama. to shut down the. i think it's such a sham that we hear the president say that guantanamo should be closed he is the most powerful man in the entire world why can't he close guantanamo will he can the question really is why doesn't he call close guantanamo he is lacking the moral courage he is lacking the political will he blames congress but really he has the power to release those prisoners who have already been cleared for release demand a speedy and fair trial...
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and promised to increase the support of the rebels something which was recently backed by president obama so there are definitely things to talk about for the u.n. secretary general here in sort of course we'll be keeping you updated throughout the day. when you go to personify well plans for a peace conference on syria backed by moscow and washington are in stark contrast to the latest u.n. resolution sponsored by arab states and the document clearly favors the opposition despite recent evidence of atrocities committed by rebel groups it also ignores statistics suggesting that when anti regime supporters get international help the death toll spikes happen look at these stats right now with. and you follow. this week russia criticised the un general assembly resolution on syria saying it was a one sided text which condemned president assad's regime without leveling blame on opposition forces being accused of atrocities verifying evidence is difficult but there's been a surge in videos posted online that appear to show brutality by both sides this is among the latest members of the syrian
and promised to increase the support of the rebels something which was recently backed by president obama so there are definitely things to talk about for the u.n. secretary general here in sort of course we'll be keeping you updated throughout the day. when you go to personify well plans for a peace conference on syria backed by moscow and washington are in stark contrast to the latest u.n. resolution sponsored by arab states and the document clearly favors the opposition despite recent...
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meanwhile, here obama's tax increases are bringing the deficit down. i don't think it will change the debate in washington because they're going to push austerity no matter what the numbers say. >> john: you're right, there was a slight increase on the upper 2% not exactly back to clinton levels. has the administration vindicated losing those bush tax cuts with these numbers? i think the fact that we're spending so much time on this, and washington has had such a crazy deficit discussion for so on is really missing the point. if you look at and see the deficit coming down, but at the same time we're not talking about jobs. we're not talking about economic growth. to hear the republicans tell it for all those months and months when the game was going on and in congress, if only the deficit would come down, then the job creators would be inspired to go out and start opening businesses and creating all these jobs and doing all these great things. all it would take is a little spending discipline and deficit reduction and boom, the economy would be growing
meanwhile, here obama's tax increases are bringing the deficit down. i don't think it will change the debate in washington because they're going to push austerity no matter what the numbers say. >> john: you're right, there was a slight increase on the upper 2% not exactly back to clinton levels. has the administration vindicated losing those bush tax cuts with these numbers? i think the fact that we're spending so much time on this, and washington has had such a crazy deficit discussion...
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down. also hillary clinton, thank you. guest: republicans have been worried about 2016 because they've lost last couple elections and lost the popular vote and the republicans have to do some work on their own party and their own agenda. the truth is the republican party has been pretty restrained in my view. if you compare it historically to democrats in 2007 and 2008 and the bush administration, compared them to media on abu ghraib. people will say those republicans are worried about this. benghazi, was that a success story of state department security or military rescue on that night or telling the truth afterwards. we not suppose to talk about it? i think it's ritual position -- ridiculous position to take. they'll have to make argument on public policy. it's perfectly legitimate to look at these two issues and they are larger. benghazi is emblematic of obama's foreign policy. the president seems to have had no interest in even pushing on it. afterwards he wanted to blame some video tha
down. also hillary clinton, thank you. guest: republicans have been worried about 2016 because they've lost last couple elections and lost the popular vote and the republicans have to do some work on their own party and their own agenda. the truth is the republican party has been pretty restrained in my view. if you compare it historically to democrats in 2007 and 2008 and the bush administration, compared them to media on abu ghraib. people will say those republicans are worried about this....
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we have appointed a career public servant who serves at both parties to go in and do a 30- day top down review to make sure this never happens -- >> reporter: the president had no prior knowledge bo the issue and only learned about the scandal from the media. >> >> defending the obama administration's response to the deadly attack on the benghazi consulate. the administration released 100 pages of e-mail outlining the talking points used to brief the public on the attack. the e-mails show there was no attempt to distort what was known about the attack at the time and he said the president was kept fully informed at the time it was unfolding. >> somehow, the president he allowed this to happen. it is offensive -- someone made the decision to put an embassy and a konsyl in a war-torn country with no host country to guard that, leaving the guarding and the security up to a militia. that decision alone was a terrible and tragic error. >> the chairman of the house oversight committee has -- . four americans were killed, including u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. . >>> a big exp
we have appointed a career public servant who serves at both parties to go in and do a 30- day top down review to make sure this never happens -- >> reporter: the president had no prior knowledge bo the issue and only learned about the scandal from the media. >> >> defending the obama administration's response to the deadly attack on the benghazi consulate. the administration released 100 pages of e-mail outlining the talking points used to brief the public on the attack. the...
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obama was running for reelection. republicans on capitol hill claim that they had found proof of this in white house e-mails that they leaked to reporters last week. well, it turns out some of the quotes in those e-mails were wrong. major garrett is at the white house for us tonight. major? >> reporter: scott, republicans have claimed that the state department under hillary clinton was trying to protect itself from criticism. the white house released the real e-mails late yesterday and here's what we found when we compared them to the quotes that had been provided by republicans. one e-mail was written by deputy national security advisor ben rhodes. on friday, republicans leaked what they said was a quote. ". but it turns out, in the actual e-mail rhodes did not mention the state department. republicans also provided what they said was a quote from an e- mail written by state department spokesman victoria nuland. the republican version notes nuland discussing: the actual e- discussing: the actual e-mail says: the actu
obama was running for reelection. republicans on capitol hill claim that they had found proof of this in white house e-mails that they leaked to reporters last week. well, it turns out some of the quotes in those e-mails were wrong. major garrett is at the white house for us tonight. major? >> reporter: scott, republicans have claimed that the state department under hillary clinton was trying to protect itself from criticism. the white house released the real e-mails late yesterday and...
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and there's no sign things are calming down soon. white house press secretary jay carney joins me now. jay carney, thank you for joining me. would you say this has been your toughest week personally in your job? >> you know, piers, i would say that it's been a challenging week, but in many ways, a week that i've enjoyed because i think that when a press secretary goes to the briefing room and there's a lot of intensity in the room and a lot of news, that you know, it's inspiring reporters to ask hard questions. that's what it's all about. and i have no problem with that and i think that it's part of our democracy and part of what makes the process great. so you know, some people have said oh, you've really been on the firing line and you know, maybe it's just me, but i've kind of enjoyed it. >> you may have enjoyed it, but the "new york times" today said about the president that he's a bystander occupying the most powerful office in the world. dana milbank of the "washington post" said the president was like a bloke on a barstool get
and there's no sign things are calming down soon. white house press secretary jay carney joins me now. jay carney, thank you for joining me. would you say this has been your toughest week personally in your job? >> you know, piers, i would say that it's been a challenging week, but in many ways, a week that i've enjoyed because i think that when a press secretary goes to the briefing room and there's a lot of intensity in the room and a lot of news, that you know, it's inspiring reporters...
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this balance between free a free press that's protected under the first amendment and also cracking down on on leaks that my that might harm our national security interests and president obama was very forceful yesterday in saying that this sort of leak could kill americans abroad now the question is and what we have to get to is who gets to determine whether or not this leak is is against our national security interests or whether it's a news story that the news should be free to cover ok so the media argues that because the action would reveal the identity of those confidential source says you know it also bridges the freedom of the press there say i how do you think there's a piece gandel is going to change the way journal left and their store if it is share information so this was a shot across the bow really it's nothing new the d.o.j. putting pressure on journalists to reveal certain confidential sources this is happening for decades this isn't anything new but the vast scope by which the d.o.j. went after the a.p. and went after. subpoena floating around subpoenaing phone records
this balance between free a free press that's protected under the first amendment and also cracking down on on leaks that my that might harm our national security interests and president obama was very forceful yesterday in saying that this sort of leak could kill americans abroad now the question is and what we have to get to is who gets to determine whether or not this leak is is against our national security interests or whether it's a news story that the news should be free to cover ok so...
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the fact that washington hears obama every time we talk about government suggest just how divided our politics are. >> julian, when you see a law that says a social welfare organization has to be exclusively in the business of social welfare, seems to me if you're at the irs and you're granting tax exempt status on that basis, the word party appearing on the application is suspicion enough, whether that is democratic party, republican party, tea party, communist party, a party is a political organization with political objectives, it is not a social welfare organization. >> that's right, and you're right and you're correct, lawrence, in your interpretation of the law, it has been honored in the breach. what is not clear, who has standing to challenge it to bring it in compliance with the letter of the law as opposed to how the agencies have been implementing this law for the last 40 or 50 years. that's point one. >> julian, let me interject there, julian, the treasury in this ig's report is saying let's fix this and let's give the irs clear guidelines how to interpret it. that is abso
the fact that washington hears obama every time we talk about government suggest just how divided our politics are. >> julian, when you see a law that says a social welfare organization has to be exclusively in the business of social welfare, seems to me if you're at the irs and you're granting tax exempt status on that basis, the word party appearing on the application is suspicion enough, whether that is democratic party, republican party, tea party, communist party, a party is a...
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soyuz space capsule touched down early tuesday morning. an american and canadian commander and russian cosmonaut are reported to be fine. >> still ahead, is the obama administration breaking the law to promote its healthcare agenda? up next, breaking news on what is next for the abortion doctor convicted of murder. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney, we never stop being amazed by you. so we brought back what you loved. added new surprises. and now, you've come back to us. we're speechless. except for two little words. ♪ over any other carrier? many choose us because we have the largest 4glte network. others, because of our reputation for reliability. or maybe it's because we've received jd power and associates' customer service award 4x in a row. e are countless reasons. but one choi. so you can make easy, no-fee reloads with cash and checks... ♪ ♪ and know you're not on your own. so you can get the reloadable card that keeps up with you. chase liquid. so you can. >>. >> bret: we have breaking news out of philadelphia tonight. it conce
soyuz space capsule touched down early tuesday morning. an american and canadian commander and russian cosmonaut are reported to be fine. >> still ahead, is the obama administration breaking the law to promote its healthcare agenda? up next, breaking news on what is next for the abortion doctor convicted of murder. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney, we never stop being amazed by you. so we brought back what you loved. added new surprises. and now, you've come back to us. we're speechless....
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interviews to major newspapers. >> you see obama on the soft formats -- >> on "the view" and "the daily show" answering about drones, which is not the typical format. and the white house has also used leaks to its advantage in the past. i will read an excerpt from "the national review" online. they do not certainly -- we learned of the classified details of the obama-ordered bin laden raid, in other words when the administration wants the public to appreciate the unheralded and successful accomplishment, it leaks classified information that imperils national security. so it's compounded by the notion that, it was for national security. >> i don't want to make this about us whining that somebody invaded our privacy. the value of a free press to our society is you cannot state boldly enough what it is. and this is really going way over the line. we set up a false choice s. he's being complained about too many leaks. are we putting the administration in an impossible spot in i don't think so. you can be vigilant and you cannot invade the phone records of the associated press. i mean action
interviews to major newspapers. >> you see obama on the soft formats -- >> on "the view" and "the daily show" answering about drones, which is not the typical format. and the white house has also used leaks to its advantage in the past. i will read an excerpt from "the national review" online. they do not certainly -- we learned of the classified details of the obama-ordered bin laden raid, in other words when the administration wants the public to...
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administration's lack of action in closing down the detention facility and then just look at how the strike is progressing and its future possibilities in just just a few moments. it's thursday may sixteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm going lopez and you are watching r t well it has been a bad it week for the obama administration it seems the curse of the second term might have finally settled on the president and his staff from the latest benghazi details to the i.r.s. scandal the media is giving the full court press to the white house and perhaps nothing can unite the media more in a cause more concretely anyway then threatening their fifty first amendment rights at no other time would viewers see fox news and mess and b c standing together then in the defense of the fourth state r.c. correspondent liz wahl takes a look at the backlash that the administration is facing as a result of the department of justice seizing a.p. phone records. amid a justice department scandal perhaps more than ever before journalists and citizens are raising questions over the freedom of the media to
administration's lack of action in closing down the detention facility and then just look at how the strike is progressing and its future possibilities in just just a few moments. it's thursday may sixteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm going lopez and you are watching r t well it has been a bad it week for the obama administration it seems the curse of the second term might have finally settled on the president and his staff from the latest benghazi details to the i.r.s. scandal the media is...
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supported it in two thousand and nine it was reintroduced president obama try to water it down it seems to be something that goes beyond politics as mark said it just has to do with a very powerful executive it absolutely is and i think regardless you know where we're at with the policies now i think it really shows that whoever is in power is going to use them for their maximum political gain. and i.r.s. all show the limits to having a government that's so huge that it's very very difficult to manage that if you don't believe that then you have to be sympathetic to the argument that this administration put in iris should exist the important things that have already held exist and so you know you don't have a lot of choices to do you know you have to say that they're out of control or a rogue agency or they're following orders and doing bad things you don't have a lot of new right you can say that it's a decent institution that has a couple bad apples working toward this one time but more of tonight's big picture robel after the break. and. what does it take to become a volunteer. and o
supported it in two thousand and nine it was reintroduced president obama try to water it down it seems to be something that goes beyond politics as mark said it just has to do with a very powerful executive it absolutely is and i think regardless you know where we're at with the policies now i think it really shows that whoever is in power is going to use them for their maximum political gain. and i.r.s. all show the limits to having a government that's so huge that it's very very difficult to...
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pursue his work nearly 200 times. 200 times he asked. 200 times he was turned down. finally, with the help of some folks at johns hopkins, he got research facilities that he needed. >> axelrod: did it sting when you would get rejections? >> it definitely did sting because i kind of knew that a lot of them were just kind of being a bit discriminatory because they were like this is a 15-year-old. he can't possibly be doing this. >> axelrod: dismissive. >> yes, very dismissive. >> in the category of medicine-- >> axelrod: when may explain the overwhelming emotion he felt when he won last year's intel international science and engineering fair. the sweet validation came with $100,000 in scholarships. but jack andraka has got his eye on even bigger things. >> the name of the competition is called the tricorder xprize. it's a $10 million prize. >> axelrod: did you say $10 million? >> yes, $10 million. essentially, what you have to do is develop something the size of smartphone that you scan over your skin and it will diagnose any disease instantly. >> axelrod: jack is fiel
pursue his work nearly 200 times. 200 times he asked. 200 times he was turned down. finally, with the help of some folks at johns hopkins, he got research facilities that he needed. >> axelrod: did it sting when you would get rejections? >> it definitely did sting because i kind of knew that a lot of them were just kind of being a bit discriminatory because they were like this is a 15-year-old. he can't possibly be doing this. >> axelrod: dismissive. >> yes, very...
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is administration objected to them and file briefs with the court asking to strike down the state laws. but the supreme court upheld them and upheld them as consistent with current federal law because they limited consequences for employers who don't comply to the revocation of business license that would be arizona verses united states. despite the progress made to ensure a legal work force this would preempt the state e-verify laws, ordinances, policies, rules as soon as the bill is enacted. this does not make e-verify mandatory and we discussed that in my last amendment but when all is said and done the requirement to use e-verify does not apply to all employers and tall for years after the department of:security adopts regulations on page 4308 of the bill as he had seen with other massive bills such as this it could take years for the department to implement regulations moreover the new rules governing e-verify -- e-verify inc. into the bill invites litigation to am -- and also wait to implement e-verify my amendment allows states e-verify flaws remain in effect until the federal m
is administration objected to them and file briefs with the court asking to strike down the state laws. but the supreme court upheld them and upheld them as consistent with current federal law because they limited consequences for employers who don't comply to the revocation of business license that would be arizona verses united states. despite the progress made to ensure a legal work force this would preempt the state e-verify laws, ordinances, policies, rules as soon as the bill is enacted....
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president obama under a cloud of scandal, as congress bears down on irs officials who targeted conservative groups. >> this week confirms everything that the american public believes. this is a huge blow to the faith and trust the american people have in their government. >> the key questions now -- who initiated the targeting and why? who else in the administration knew? and why was congress misinformed for so long? with us this morning, the president's senior adviser, dan pfeiffer, the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell of kentucky, and the man leading a congressional investigation
president obama under a cloud of scandal, as congress bears down on irs officials who targeted conservative groups. >> this week confirms everything that the american public believes. this is a huge blow to the faith and trust the american people have in their government. >> the key questions now -- who initiated the targeting and why? who else in the administration knew? and why was congress misinformed for so long? with us this morning, the president's senior adviser, dan...
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obama told the graduating class that statistics show college graduates live longer earned more money. well, it's been more than four decas since a horse won the major. >> why today's preakness could go down in history. >> but as we head to break, a look at -- well, the other things going on around town today. let's take a look. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> ooh, are you ready for this? the powerball lottery has delimed about $600 million. it is a powerball record and just few million shy of the largest jackpot in the world, 656 for the mega millions. you will have two opportunities to watch beginning at the top of tonight's 11:00 p.m. newscast as well as at 11:22. >> i could just win one million, that would be fine. >> we have to get our tickets. >> you got it. time right now, 5:29. today's big news, the preakness. >> coming up the very noticeable security changes you can expect to see in the wake of the marathon explosions. >> and as you try to dress for the weather here at pimlico today you
obama told the graduating class that statistics show college graduates live longer earned more money. well, it's been more than four decas since a horse won the major. >> why today's preakness could go down in history. >> but as we head to break, a look at -- well, the other things going on around town today. let's take a look. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> ooh, are you ready for...
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we're going to be put down through it because you've got one policy. that looks cool spectrum the sort of quickly you can believe the democrats are going to some completely insane that you'd actually believe that obama is a socialist that's how crazy the bottom line we're never going to get anything that nothing even you guys know because the democrats won't do it here's the real head of the ways he just called the tea party the taliban on era believe it was yesterday or today so you know you've got both sides are very talented it's not about a snail mail in the end it was a c.p.a. obviously if you go with your money drainer out there calling names and so do most of the one side is doing we're talking about political gridlock and one party that's gone completely you know ok as you buy six point two million dollars in debt this week half a bill that gave obama the ability to control where the sequester cuts was that's something the house passed that they said it never took up and obama said he'd veto so add that to your little chart right there in other
we're going to be put down through it because you've got one policy. that looks cool spectrum the sort of quickly you can believe the democrats are going to some completely insane that you'd actually believe that obama is a socialist that's how crazy the bottom line we're never going to get anything that nothing even you guys know because the democrats won't do it here's the real head of the ways he just called the tea party the taliban on era believe it was yesterday or today so you know...
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that's not true the president has the authority under the national defense authorization act to shut down guantanomo yesterday. he could do it, he doesn't want to do it. eric holder is here and also this university is harboring a war criminal on the faculty, john yoo, so we're here for both of them today to say that neither of these people should be held up as role models for university students and law graduates. >> attorney general eric holder addressed the law school graduates. professor john yoo authored what is known as the torture memo which authorized enhanced interrogation methods by thetr the bush administration. >> we did have some high clouds for this evening. this time lapse from the bay bridge. notice, on the left side and low clouds pressing into the bay for tonight. a lot of low cloudiness and san francisco. take a look at the roof from kron 4. see anything. the fog is at street level, windy, cold, and pointed out of the inland valleys it is warmer. and temperatures in the '90s earlier today. the fog could be clearing with high clouds here, there. and a early fog but sunshi
that's not true the president has the authority under the national defense authorization act to shut down guantanomo yesterday. he could do it, he doesn't want to do it. eric holder is here and also this university is harboring a war criminal on the faculty, john yoo, so we're here for both of them today to say that neither of these people should be held up as role models for university students and law graduates. >> attorney general eric holder addressed the law school graduates....
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all of this leads back in one way or another to president obama. he doesn't seem to react, naturally, to anything, including the questions of this and the fallout from reports that the justice department was looking into the associated press phone records. why? >> i'm sorry to tell you, that is a natural thing. [ laughter ] >> his reactions are natural. that's who he is. he has always been kind of a social worker, almost pastoral type of responder to everything. zero emotions. you're not going to get him to do that. that is not the way he operates. he measures every single solitary thing, which means that at no point does his blood pressure rise. >> you want him to feel the passion of these things. and there is a disconnect. it takes him three days to say that was outrageous. there is a distance. you want -- especially with the irs. the irs touches everything, every american. >> most of the democrats have gone totally silent, because they are waiting for the leader, because ordinarily you would have to attribute the conduct of the irs. you would ha
all of this leads back in one way or another to president obama. he doesn't seem to react, naturally, to anything, including the questions of this and the fallout from reports that the justice department was looking into the associated press phone records. why? >> i'm sorry to tell you, that is a natural thing. [ laughter ] >> his reactions are natural. that's who he is. he has always been kind of a social worker, almost pastoral type of responder to everything. zero emotions....
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the obama administration is under pressure after a new e-mail chain shows they were watered down by multiple agencies. some say the white house needs to come clean. >> i'd call it a cover up. i would call it a cover up in the extent that there was willful removal of information which was obvious, it was obvious the american people were effectively lied to for a period of about a month. this was a terrorist attack from the get-go. they were in fact covering up an easy attack that succeeded that was from the get go really about a terrorist attack. it was never about a video. >> let's bring in our political panel, republican strategist and cnn analyst, anna navarro from miami. democratic strategist maria cardona from washington. anna, cover-up? that's a pretty strong accusation. do you think the white house is guilty of a cover-up on benghazi? >> i don't know. i would like to know. i think at the very least, don, very serious mistakes were made. i think at the very worst, it was intentional and it was a cover-up, but at this point, we don't know the answer. regardless of what the answer is, we
the obama administration is under pressure after a new e-mail chain shows they were watered down by multiple agencies. some say the white house needs to come clean. >> i'd call it a cover up. i would call it a cover up in the extent that there was willful removal of information which was obvious, it was obvious the american people were effectively lied to for a period of about a month. this was a terrorist attack from the get-go. they were in fact covering up an easy attack that succeeded...
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that is either unbelievable or unbelievably incompetent by the white house staff that's keeping obama on what, the top of mount olympus listening to harp music while all types of things are going down with a mere mortal. that is unacceptable. >> nice image. i appreciate that. david, we know that the white house counsel's office was advised by the department of treasury inspector general that prepared this report on the irs that this report was coming out. we are still told by the white house that the counsel did not tell that to president obama. how are democrats handling this on capitol hill? obviously republicans are outraged. i haven't heard a lot of democrats coming to the president's defense or saying that the president is doing a good job handling this. >> jake, this is the first time we've seen i think since the president has been in office where congressional democrats have joined with republicans in criticizing the administration and promising to try and get to the bottom of something. it's typical for your party if your party is in the white house you don't want to cause tha
that is either unbelievable or unbelievably incompetent by the white house staff that's keeping obama on what, the top of mount olympus listening to harp music while all types of things are going down with a mere mortal. that is unacceptable. >> nice image. i appreciate that. david, we know that the white house counsel's office was advised by the department of treasury inspector general that prepared this report on the irs that this report was coming out. we are still told by the white...
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. >> tear down this wall. >> i can hear you. >> the time for change has come! chris: the taxman cometh. the fact that president obama doesn't know these i.r.s. people does him no good. the u.s. government serves the people and he is the one in charge. when the cincinnati office of the i.r.s. goes rogue, it's his job to show who is boss. why didn't he jump on it. taking charge. this president and his democrat alies need to show they own the i.r.s. story. and finally, told you so. the writers said again and again
. >> tear down this wall. >> i can hear you. >> the time for change has come! chris: the taxman cometh. the fact that president obama doesn't know these i.r.s. people does him no good. the u.s. government serves the people and he is the one in charge. when the cincinnati office of the i.r.s. goes rogue, it's his job to show who is boss. why didn't he jump on it. taking charge. this president and his democrat alies need to show they own the i.r.s. story. and finally, told you...
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. >>> and honoring heroes, president obama pays tribute to police officers killed in the line of duty. >> as tough as the losses may be, your mission does not stop. you never let down your guard, and those of you who you protect should never let slide our gratitude, either. >> we should not -- and only in the week of tragedy, we should do it every day. >>> good day. eye chris cillizza in for andrea mitchell. >>> eric holder is moments away from facing tough questions, surrounding the irs handling of conservative groups. while applications from conservative groups sat in limbo. this comes after a scathing report. and requested, quote, unnecessary information end quote. the report blamed, quote, insufficient oversight, end quote, by irs management for allowing the problem to persist for more than a year. in the meantime p.m. p president obama called the whole thing intolerable and unexcusable and ordered the secretary to quickly implement the recommendations. joining mess is chris van hollen, thanks for taking time. >> a busy day. >> i want to start with the irs the news broke friday mo
. >>> and honoring heroes, president obama pays tribute to police officers killed in the line of duty. >> as tough as the losses may be, your mission does not stop. you never let down your guard, and those of you who you protect should never let slide our gratitude, either. >> we should not -- and only in the week of tragedy, we should do it every day. >>> good day. eye chris cillizza in for andrea mitchell. >>> eric holder is moments away from facing...
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of journalists' phone records in the name of tracking down classified leaks. the associated press says it was notified friday that the justice department secretly subpoenaed records for more than 20 of s oneine the a.p.'s kathleen carroll says they listed outgoing calls from april and may of 2012. >> they haven't told us what they're looking for and nor have they explained why we got no prior notice which our lawyers tell us not only is customary but required. >> woodruff: a.p.'s president and c.e.o. gary pruitt sent a letter of protest to attorney general eric holder. in it he wrote: he said it amounts to "a serious interference with a.p.'s constitutional right to gather and report the news." pruitt demanded that d.o.j. return the records and destroy any copies, but this afternoon, attorney general holder said he had recused himself at the start of the probe. instead he said deputy attorney general james kohl authorized the subpoena for the a.p. records >> i don't know all that went intthe formulation of t subpoena. this was a very serious leak and a very, ve
of journalists' phone records in the name of tracking down classified leaks. the associated press says it was notified friday that the justice department secretly subpoenaed records for more than 20 of s oneine the a.p.'s kathleen carroll says they listed outgoing calls from april and may of 2012. >> they haven't told us what they're looking for and nor have they explained why we got no prior notice which our lawyers tell us not only is customary but required. >> woodruff: a.p.'s...
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year ago were cracking down on obama for not doing more. there have been things that relate to national security. the justice department subpoenas all kinds of phone records. some of the most critical people in this administration are so muted right now. it is kind of amusing. you have senator john corning. it is amazing. i asked him myself, "what do you think about the justice department subpoena in all of this iscords that " someone who loves to go after the administration and his response was, "we need to respond with caution, we need to find out more information." you never hear that out of john corning when it comes to the obama administration. many republicans want the organization -- one demonstration to be cracking down on leaders. -next from new york, new york on our independence by. caller: i am going to inject some facts. started off byon saying the irs was making mistakes. here is a fact, the person in charge already admitted that they targeted conservative groups. that is not a mistake. fact no. 2, benghazi does not matter. do
year ago were cracking down on obama for not doing more. there have been things that relate to national security. the justice department subpoenas all kinds of phone records. some of the most critical people in this administration are so muted right now. it is kind of amusing. you have senator john corning. it is amazing. i asked him myself, "what do you think about the justice department subpoena in all of this iscords that " someone who loves to go after the administration and his...
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he was once called a hero by president obama for chasing down a suspect even after being shot in the face. he retired two years ago but now faces two charges of rape and sexual assault. >> meanwhile law enforcement officials are executing a search warrant in the case of two letters containing ricin. the letters were intercepted and searched a neighborhood in downtown spoe can. no word on whether police have named any suspects and there are no reports of illness in connection with those letters. >> sometimes we all need a little nudge to exercise especially on a day like today so what if someone paid you to do it? a nice incentive and always great to get paid to do something but the game where you bet on yourself? that's coming up. >> plus your weather channel storm chaser how they catch up with a tornado in rural kansas. do we have a mower? no. a trimmer? no. we got nothing. we just bought our first house, we're on a budget. we're not ready for spring. well let's get you ready. very nice. you see these various colors. got workshops every saturday. yes, maybe a little bit over here. s
he was once called a hero by president obama for chasing down a suspect even after being shot in the face. he retired two years ago but now faces two charges of rape and sexual assault. >> meanwhile law enforcement officials are executing a search warrant in the case of two letters containing ricin. the letters were intercepted and searched a neighborhood in downtown spoe can. no word on whether police have named any suspects and there are no reports of illness in connection with those...
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market street. >> ifill: president obama made a statement about the i.r.s. scandal just a few minutes ago. he spoke in the east room of the white house. he spoke at the east room of the white house. >> first, we're going to hold the responsible parties accountable. yesterday i directed secretary lew to follow up on the i.g. audit to see how this happened and who was responsible and to make sure that we understand all the facts. today secretary lew took the first step by requesting and accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the i.r.s. because given the controversy surrounding this audit it's important to institute new leadership that can help restore confidence going forward. second, we're going to put in place new safeguards to make sure this kind of behavior cannot happen again. and i've directed secretary lew to ensure the i.r.s. begins implementing the i.g.'s recommendations right away. third, we will work with congress as it performs its oversight role. and our administration has to make sure that we are working hand in hand with congres
market street. >> ifill: president obama made a statement about the i.r.s. scandal just a few minutes ago. he spoke in the east room of the white house. he spoke at the east room of the white house. >> first, we're going to hold the responsible parties accountable. yesterday i directed secretary lew to follow up on the i.g. audit to see how this happened and who was responsible and to make sure that we understand all the facts. today secretary lew took the first step by requesting...
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when you look down the road 10- 15 years from now and try to assess how well president obama did this, there will be huge historical changes going on in this region. internal conflicts, a change from the system of the strong man that had run the place in the last century. i think as you step back, the question of how much one president could really change what was going on in such a historical level might be questioned if it was even possible to have that much of a say on who was gunned to come from power in egypt. it was clear to come to power in syria. i think they will probably be criticism on a micro level of there has been so much bloodshed in syria. there has been -- the egyptian economy is in a shambles. i think there will be a criticism that there was not a more active role to a least manage it, to a least try to keep some of the more realistic approaches for a buffer zone or no-fly zone or at least humanitarian aids where people could go to areas they will not get killed. this is something not rebid -- rebuilding the whole country like we tried in iraq. similarly with egypt,
when you look down the road 10- 15 years from now and try to assess how well president obama did this, there will be huge historical changes going on in this region. internal conflicts, a change from the system of the strong man that had run the place in the last century. i think as you step back, the question of how much one president could really change what was going on in such a historical level might be questioned if it was even possible to have that much of a say on who was gunned to come...
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obama ordered everyone to stand down. he didn't want those people rescued. obama was threatening -- the white house was threatening these whistle-blowers. he was silencing the whistle-blowers. so, you know, one of the problems i have now with the coverage is so the business story is the editing of the memos and again if the scandal actually has legs about editing of a memo, first one in d.c. history that ever revolves around writing of a memo. but you know, the president -- ignoring you know, is the laundry list of lies and allegations. that fox and everyone else has been launching against obama for eight months. so none of those held up. none of those were legit but okay, this one seems to have some premise. so we'll pretend the whole thing is legit. >> stephanie: as you say benghazi mania driven by a dark obsession with obama built upon the assumption he's capable of worsening and incapable of anything decent. that's literally what you're hoping -- what they're hoping you'll buy. >> a week ago, that was the general thrust. er this settling on oh, it is kin
obama ordered everyone to stand down. he didn't want those people rescued. obama was threatening -- the white house was threatening these whistle-blowers. he was silencing the whistle-blowers. so, you know, one of the problems i have now with the coverage is so the business story is the editing of the memos and again if the scandal actually has legs about editing of a memo, first one in d.c. history that ever revolves around writing of a memo. but you know, the president -- ignoring you know,...